TBI: Man jailed after officer-involved shooting in May

The Murfreesboro man shot by Rutherford County deputies in May was jailed Friday night for his role in the incident, according to a release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

A Rutherford County grand jury indicted Jeffery T. Newton, 39, on two counts of aggravated assault in August, the release stated.

After Newton was released from Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Friday night, he was booked into the Rutherford County Jail on $50,000 bond, jail records stated.

TBI agents said Newton pointed a shotgun at two Rutherford County Sheriff's deputies on May 6. Those deputies were sent to Newton's Murfreesboro home after his wife told authorities he had threatened to kill himself, the release stated.

When authorities located Newton, TBI agents said the deputies demanded he put down his weapon. When the suspect instead pointed the weapon at them, one of the deputies shot him in the abdomen, the release stated.

Newton was sent to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he was located until Friday, the TBI officials said.